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Published by the American Union of Swedish Singers
In its 107th year of Performing Svenska Sanger in America
VOL. LXXXXIV June, 1999 No. 6
Some reasons to Come
to Minnesota in 2000
Minneapolis is the home of the American Swedish Institute and was a feature of
television's Great Mansions of America as well as housing a treasure trove of Swedish-
American artifacts,
Wherever a native Minnesotan travels
throughout the country - when asked
by hosts, "Where are you from?" Upon
responding, the rejoinder frequently is, "Oh, that's
where all the Swedes are." In some cases, it might
be a good natured "dig!" But, what could be a bet-ter
response for A.U.S.S. in June 2000?
Here are a few reasons why (you should come to
Minnesota):
1. For our AUSS Choruses, it is like "Coming
Home" when one comes to the twin cities of Min-neapolis
and St. Paul.
2. There are eight beautiful lakes within the city
limits of Minneapolis (known as "The City of
Lakes")
3. Minneapolis has one of the finest park sys-tems
in the country.
4. The Mall of America is the largest shopping
mall in the uNited States and receives visitors
weekly from all over the world; just seven min-utes
from AUSS Convention 2000 headquarters
hotel, the Radisson South.
5. The finest of hotel accomodations in a newly
redecorated hotel with two tiers of rooms includ-ing
two tiers of cabana rooms overlooking the pool
and activities floor; site of the Midnight Sing.
6. Large numbers of restaurants in close prox-imity,
some serving lutfisk; over 30 theatres, many
offering Broadway productions nightly; 130 golf
courses in metro area.
Continued on page 10
Auss Convention 2000
Special Edition
Button Miscue and Changes... Thanks to an inquiry by Eastern Di-vision
President Richard Norell, Convention 2000 Committee mem-bers
became aware of a problem with convention promotion button-handling.
It seems that the person managing the project suddenly lost
interest and closed the P.O. Box without telling anyone. Thanks to Pres-ident
Norrell's timely inquiry, the situation has been corrected. Two
new leaders have stepped forward to handle the task and the address has
been changed.
The new address for AUSS Convention 2000 Pins is
AUSS Convention 2000 Pins
c/o The American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue
See page 11 for Hot Buttons update
Shown above with AUSS President Carl-Erik West berg is
one of the two new convention 2000 Button Committee Co-
Chairs, Roy Gummeson. Roy is a longtime member of the
A.S.I. Male Chorus, a stalwart in the bass section and well-known
for his ability to "sing below the basement" as well
as his keen sense of humor. President Westberg happened
to be visiting the Minneapolis chorus and had a chance to
offer some words of advice and encouragement to Roy as
well as to all of the chorus members who enjoyed an
evening of singing together with " the pres."
AUSS Convention 2000 Update
Grand Concert on June 23:
"A Mountain Top Experience"
EVERY PERSON WHO HAS VISITED Benson Hall, the hall where they hon-ored
the King of Sweden on his most recent visit, gets a special
feeling as soon as he or she steps on the stage of this impressive
facility. Considered one of the finest recording and performing au-ditoriums
in the midwest, the acoustics in this facility make it possi-ble
for a person speaking in a normal voice on stage to be heard in
the very last row. With over 1600 guests expected for the Grand
Concert, the Convention 2000 Music Committee is hoping to have
tapes as well as specific director-type instruction out to every cho-rus.
Grand Concert Co-Chairs, Bill Jefferson and Terry Strom have
said "This is a concert that we hope will 'Set the Standard for the
Millenium.'" Outreach teams from the American-Swedish Institute
Male Chorus are visiting Scandinavian towns and population areas
in the Surrounding five-state area. Their message to listeners is that
"This will be the finest Swedish-American Music Experience of your
lives." Plans are set for both audio-tapes and CD discs to be made.
History is in the making.
For more Updates see pages 10, 11
THE STATE OF THE UNION
WHEN YOU READ THIS it will be
real quiet in the square office here
in Vast Jamtland as your first fam-ily,
and eight close friends, will be
somewhere in Sweden. I will do
my best to make sure the AUSS
members are well behaved and a
credit to America. My Sergeant-at-
Arms Don Swanson and Sven
Johnson are not on the trip so I
have my work cut out for me.
Luckily, Gunnar Seaberg is going
and will help me set standards in
decorum and etiquette. He also
knows his way around Sweden
being a veteran of the Swedish
army. He was a much decorated
soldier as a border guard on the
Swedish-Finnish border during
the Korean War.
As I look back on this year I am
very pleased with the state of our
Union. Four new choruses accept-ed
and several projects in the
works for other new choruses. Our
standing in the Swedish-American
community is so much higher
now. This is due to our alliance
with Nordstjernan.
I was more than a bit worried
about the June issue of Musiktid-ning
as I would be in the land of
aquavit. I asked Ken Lundgren,
Chairman of the Minneapolis
Convention, to put the issue to-gether
focusing on the Conven-tion.
He and Ray Bostrom had the
copy and pictures to me before
the May issue was ready. What
a great group! The conven-tion
should be a highlight in
the History of the AUSS.
Twenty four hours be-fore
SAS liftoff (at the
time I am writing this). All
I am waiting for are our
tickets, ties, scarfs, and pins. Oth-erwise
all I have to do is pack, re-member
to bring my sangar mossa
and not forget my magic ATM card.
- Carl-Erik Westberg
AUSS
President

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Issues of this journal created before 1989 are in the public domain in the United States. Issues of this journal created after 1989 are provided for educational use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes when a statement of credit is used. For more information, contact SwensonCenter@augustana.edu.

Published by the American Union of Swedish Singers
In its 107th year of Performing Svenska Sanger in America
VOL. LXXXXIV June, 1999 No. 6
Some reasons to Come
to Minnesota in 2000
Minneapolis is the home of the American Swedish Institute and was a feature of
television's Great Mansions of America as well as housing a treasure trove of Swedish-
American artifacts,
Wherever a native Minnesotan travels
throughout the country - when asked
by hosts, "Where are you from?" Upon
responding, the rejoinder frequently is, "Oh, that's
where all the Swedes are." In some cases, it might
be a good natured "dig!" But, what could be a bet-ter
response for A.U.S.S. in June 2000?
Here are a few reasons why (you should come to
Minnesota):
1. For our AUSS Choruses, it is like "Coming
Home" when one comes to the twin cities of Min-neapolis
and St. Paul.
2. There are eight beautiful lakes within the city
limits of Minneapolis (known as "The City of
Lakes")
3. Minneapolis has one of the finest park sys-tems
in the country.
4. The Mall of America is the largest shopping
mall in the uNited States and receives visitors
weekly from all over the world; just seven min-utes
from AUSS Convention 2000 headquarters
hotel, the Radisson South.
5. The finest of hotel accomodations in a newly
redecorated hotel with two tiers of rooms includ-ing
two tiers of cabana rooms overlooking the pool
and activities floor; site of the Midnight Sing.
6. Large numbers of restaurants in close prox-imity,
some serving lutfisk; over 30 theatres, many
offering Broadway productions nightly; 130 golf
courses in metro area.
Continued on page 10
Auss Convention 2000
Special Edition
Button Miscue and Changes... Thanks to an inquiry by Eastern Di-vision
President Richard Norell, Convention 2000 Committee mem-bers
became aware of a problem with convention promotion button-handling.
It seems that the person managing the project suddenly lost
interest and closed the P.O. Box without telling anyone. Thanks to Pres-ident
Norrell's timely inquiry, the situation has been corrected. Two
new leaders have stepped forward to handle the task and the address has
been changed.
The new address for AUSS Convention 2000 Pins is
AUSS Convention 2000 Pins
c/o The American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue
See page 11 for Hot Buttons update
Shown above with AUSS President Carl-Erik West berg is
one of the two new convention 2000 Button Committee Co-
Chairs, Roy Gummeson. Roy is a longtime member of the
A.S.I. Male Chorus, a stalwart in the bass section and well-known
for his ability to "sing below the basement" as well
as his keen sense of humor. President Westberg happened
to be visiting the Minneapolis chorus and had a chance to
offer some words of advice and encouragement to Roy as
well as to all of the chorus members who enjoyed an
evening of singing together with " the pres."
AUSS Convention 2000 Update
Grand Concert on June 23:
"A Mountain Top Experience"
EVERY PERSON WHO HAS VISITED Benson Hall, the hall where they hon-ored
the King of Sweden on his most recent visit, gets a special
feeling as soon as he or she steps on the stage of this impressive
facility. Considered one of the finest recording and performing au-ditoriums
in the midwest, the acoustics in this facility make it possi-ble
for a person speaking in a normal voice on stage to be heard in
the very last row. With over 1600 guests expected for the Grand
Concert, the Convention 2000 Music Committee is hoping to have
tapes as well as specific director-type instruction out to every cho-rus.
Grand Concert Co-Chairs, Bill Jefferson and Terry Strom have
said "This is a concert that we hope will 'Set the Standard for the
Millenium.'" Outreach teams from the American-Swedish Institute
Male Chorus are visiting Scandinavian towns and population areas
in the Surrounding five-state area. Their message to listeners is that
"This will be the finest Swedish-American Music Experience of your
lives." Plans are set for both audio-tapes and CD discs to be made.
History is in the making.
For more Updates see pages 10, 11
THE STATE OF THE UNION
WHEN YOU READ THIS it will be
real quiet in the square office here
in Vast Jamtland as your first fam-ily,
and eight close friends, will be
somewhere in Sweden. I will do
my best to make sure the AUSS
members are well behaved and a
credit to America. My Sergeant-at-
Arms Don Swanson and Sven
Johnson are not on the trip so I
have my work cut out for me.
Luckily, Gunnar Seaberg is going
and will help me set standards in
decorum and etiquette. He also
knows his way around Sweden
being a veteran of the Swedish
army. He was a much decorated
soldier as a border guard on the
Swedish-Finnish border during
the Korean War.
As I look back on this year I am
very pleased with the state of our
Union. Four new choruses accept-ed
and several projects in the
works for other new choruses. Our
standing in the Swedish-American
community is so much higher
now. This is due to our alliance
with Nordstjernan.
I was more than a bit worried
about the June issue of Musiktid-ning
as I would be in the land of
aquavit. I asked Ken Lundgren,
Chairman of the Minneapolis
Convention, to put the issue to-gether
focusing on the Conven-tion.
He and Ray Bostrom had the
copy and pictures to me before
the May issue was ready. What
a great group! The conven-tion
should be a highlight in
the History of the AUSS.
Twenty four hours be-fore
SAS liftoff (at the
time I am writing this). All
I am waiting for are our
tickets, ties, scarfs, and pins. Oth-erwise
all I have to do is pack, re-member
to bring my sangar mossa
and not forget my magic ATM card.
- Carl-Erik Westberg
AUSS
President